Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 81.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 81.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 39.1% on the previous year and up 2,305.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu peaked at 81.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2015.
Vanuatu ranks 3rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.2% | — |
| 2000 | 57.7% | +33.5% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -58.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -87.7% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +177.2% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +523.9% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +39.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 81.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 7.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 81.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 5.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 57.7% | 68.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 3.4% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 9.4% | 81.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More education data for Vanuatu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,186 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,030 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,738 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,360 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,048 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.171 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Vanuatu was 81.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Vanuatu ranks 3rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,305.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release